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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Eclipse Plumage.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Lalla claim she was born?
(a) During a storm.
(b) During a dinner party.
(c) During a picnic.
(d) On the beach.

2. When was the poem "Women Like You" written?
(a) 4th century.
(b) 6th century.
(c) 5th century.
(d) 7th century.

3. Where did Mervyn go to fight during a time when the university closed for vacation?
(a) Africa.
(b) Ireland.
(c) India.
(d) France.

4. According to Aunt Dolly, where would wives meet their beaus?
(a) Spice Gardens.
(b) Royal Palace Park.
(c) Gordon Gardens.
(d) Cinnamon Gardens.

5. What type of birds did Michael hear and see on a tree outside the old governor's house?
(a) Indian Peafowl.
(b) Common Hill Myna.
(c) Black-hooded orioles and junglefowls.
(d) Crows and white cranes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many poisons did William Charles Ondaatje discover in Ceylon?

2. In what region of Ceylon was Jaffna located?

3. How old was Natalia Asarrapa when she married?

4. When was Mervyn sent to England to go to college?

5. What year was the car that was in Aunt Dolly's garden?

(see the answer key)

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